A heartless carer was caught on a hidden camera mocking and abusing a vulnerable dementia patient in a nursing home. The footage shows Victoria Taylor, 41, taunting and threatening 87-year-old Michael Pearce after he soiled himself. The former businessman – described as ‘so sweet-natured and calm’ – was left for 40 minutes in his own … Read more
Pictured: The former Eton College teacher, 48, charged with sexually assaulting three boys after being dismissed from the more than £40,000-a-year school attended by Boris Johnson Matthew Mowbray, 48, was dismissed from leading public school in Berkshire He appeared at Slough Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with 11 offences Former teacher also accused of voyeurism … Read more
Hospital visitors steal hand sanitising gel from wards by ripping dispensers off walls and grabbing bottles from ends of beds in coronavirus panic Northampton General Hospital is facing a shortage of hand sanitiser Relatives of patients are stealing the 400ml bottles from the ends of beds Wards are being instructed to half the supply of … Read more
Drunk university student wakes up in Norwich rather than Newcastle after typing wrong postcode into his Uber app and falling asleep in back of the taxi – waking 260 miles away after five-hour trip with a £1,300 bill When the student woke up he was 250 miles off course and owed £1,307.64 He drunkenly put … Read more
Top travel firms relax strict booking policies to tempt more customers on luxury breaks as bookings fall amid coronavirus outbreak Royal Caribbean will allow cruise cancellations up to two days before departure Kuoni decided to let guests change trip dates by seven days before leaving Comes as at least six passengers died after catching virus … Read more
A team of researchers have released the first pictures, which show what they call ‘the real appearance’ of the novel coronavirus. The images were captured in a lab in southern China after experts had used frozen electron microscope analysis technology to inactivate a strain of the virus. ‘[The technology] preserves the biological specimen or the … Read more
Schoolboy, 15, is left in a life-threatening condition after being stabbed in London as man is arrested for attempted murder One male has been seized on suspicion of attempted murder in Fulham, London A 15-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after the knifing in critical condition Police have enforced a Section 60, giving them robust … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Woody Allen’s publisher cancels his book after staff walk out amid criticism for publishing the memoir despite allegations he sexually abused his daughter Dylan Farrow Hachette Book Group announced Friday it would not publish the memoir It followed days of criticism focused on allegations that Allen sexually abused his daughter Dylan Farrow On Thursday staff … Read more
Two young Ukrainian chess stars have died in Moscow from a suspected overdose of laughing gas. Stanislav Bogdanovich, 26, a grandmaster, was his country’s former quick chess champion and his death came soon after he had controversially played online for Russia against Ukraine. His girlfriend Aleksandra Vernigora, 18, also a chess professional, was a student … Read more
Boris Johnson faces first Tory revolt over giving Huawei role in 5G network – as Defence Committee launches inquiry into Chinese involvement Boris Johnson is facing his first Tory revolt since election over Huawei decision The PM has said that the Chinese tech giant will be allowed role in 5G network Tories have tabled an … Read more
Clever boy! Crafty dog Koda uses a pink chew toy to distract a golden retriever puppy so he can get his favourite tennis ball back Adorable Koda, three, a Belgian Malinois, proposed the swap with the puppy Little golden retriever Kaia uses the chew toy to help with her painful teething Owner Emma Barnett, 28, … Read more
Ancient human remains held at a church in Kent were today confirmed as those of one of England’s earliest saints in a ‘stunning result of national importance’ that has brought ‘forgotten history back to the surface’. Bones dating back to around the seventh century are those of St Eanswythe, the daughter and granddaughter of Anglo-Saxons … Read more
Two teenage boy racers are jailed for five years each after causing the death of a 17-year-old girl passenger during a race that reached speeds of 90mph. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, ignored his passenger’s screams to slow down as he raced his Ford Fiesta at Efenechtyd, near Ruthin. Egged … Read more